Fairfax assault defense

Assaulting police officers in Virginia has for the longest time been a Class 6 felony jailable for a mandatory minimum of six months in jail. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I regret that proposals thus far to ameliorate this harshness have not yet come to...

Dropping your Fairfax assault prosecution is not guaranteed, particularly if the complainant / alleged victim does not seek dismissal. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that even when the complainant seeks a dismissal, that is not a foregone conclusion. Calling the police to report...

Stalking prosecutions rear their ugly head all too often. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I slayed not only such a prosecution, but also the parallel protective order trial that followed in the Fairfax courthouse. Acquittals are not a given, and protective order trials are harder...

Fight any Virginia protective order / no contact / stay away petition notice you receive. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that even when protective order proceedings are technically civil without a prosecutor, that the violation of an issued protective order -- whether filed...

Aggravated assault (AA) is worse of a Virginia conviction than simple misdemeanor assault. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have defended hundreds of people prosecuted for assault crimes. When I first meet with a potential assault client, I usually preface their telling me what happened...

Trial success is about pursuing the extraordinarily persuasive story, says Fairfax criminal lawyer Trial success in Virginia criminal court comes from trial experience and ability, killer instincts, passion for the criminal defendant’s cause, and in-the-moment cunning. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that preparing...